Trump administration asks Supreme Court to OK transgender inmate policy

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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to lift a judge’s block on its policy restricting transgender inmates’ access to hormone treatments and sex-change surgeries. Under the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy, inmates currently receiving hormone treatments would be put on a tapering plan. Officials also must stop providing social accommodations, like hair-removal…